<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">KARAMU PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE IS HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; "><span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">INTO THE WOODS Jr.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: center; ">Book by James Lapine</span><span style="text-align: center; "> </span><span style="text-align: center; ">Music/Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Directed by: Richard H. Morris Jr.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; "><span style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Musical Director: Sharolyn Ferebee</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b style="text-align: center; ">Production Dates: <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">April 20</a><sup><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">th</a></sup><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">-May 5</a><sup><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">th</a></sup>, 2013 </b><b style="text-align: center; ">Saturdays and Sundays Only</b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; "><b style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">**Special School performances <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">April 30</a> and <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">May 1.</a>..... <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">10 am</a> and 1 pm**</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="width: 743px; height: 16px; "><img width="743" height="4" style="height: 3px !important; width: 670px !important; " src="cid:"></span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br clear="ALL"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><b><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AUDITION DATES</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">· <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://4" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">Monday February 11, 2013 7:00pm</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">· <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://5" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="5">Tuesday February 12, 2013 7:00pm</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><u> AUDITION PREPARATION</u></strong><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Karamu is seeking actors, singers, and dancers, of all nationalities, ages 12 - 18. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Performers must be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song of their choosing and he/she may be asked to sing a song from the show. An accompanist will be provided. All will be asked to do a cold reading from the script. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>LOCATION:</u></b><u> <b>2355 East 89<sup>th</sup> Cleveland Ohio</b></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><u>ABOUT THE PLAY</u></b><b> </b> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Into the Woods Junior</i> is an engaging and funny musical comedy that twists familiar fairy tales into a brand new story. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell; swindling, deceiving and from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk)!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><strong><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cast of Characters</u></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><strong><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </u></strong></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Baker is an innocent but stubborn husband. This is a large role that has some challenging singing. The audience should never doubt he is a good-hearted person, trying to do what is right.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Baker’s Wife is strong, determined and patient. The role requires excellent singing AND acting, plus a good sense of comic timing.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cinderella is at once beautiful and surprisingly clumsy and awkward. Cinderella has very little dialogue.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cinderella’s Family – Cinderella’sStepmother, her stepsistersFlorinda and Lucinda, and herFather are great comedic roles.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cinderella’s Mother is a one-scene wonder. The voice should be strong and pleasant. A collection of remembered mannerisms and sayings.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jack has a lot of dialogue, and is responsible for singing two of the best-loved songs: "I Guess This Is Goodbye" and "Giants in the Sky." This is a role that could conceivably be played by a young woman, however, you will want to make sure she plays it as a boy and doesn’t change the gender of the character.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jack’s Mother is described physically as "not quite pretty." She should be comfortable playing frazzled and frumpy. This is mainly an acting role and therefore requires an actress with an easily projected, authoritative speaking voice.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Little Red Ridinghood is pushy, bratty, over-fed and spoiled. Her journey teaches her some very important lessons. A wonderfully fun role for the right girl.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Narrator tells the story to the audience. While he doesn’t sing much, he does have the most lines to memorize, being the largest role in the show. The Narrator is frequently cast as the Mysterious Man as well.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rapunzel must stand up to her mother and eventually leave her for the world. This role requires an excellent soprano voice.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rapunzel’s Prince and Cinderella’s Prince are pompous, conceited and self-absorbed brothers. They should be able to carry themselves with confidence. Both should be good singers.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Witch is the ultimate character role. Originally played by Bernadette Peters on Broadway, it requires a good singer/actor who can deliver the drama of the script. Mysterious and mischievous.</span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-indent: 9pt; ">The Wolf</span><span style="text-indent: 9pt; "> should be properly slimy and a bit creepy</span><span style="text-indent: 9pt; ">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="text-indent: 9pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-indent: 9pt; ">The Steward</span><span style="text-indent: 9pt; "> is a great role to gain experience.</span></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="text-indent: 9pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <span style="text-indent: 9pt; ">Granny</span><span style="text-indent: 9pt; "> doubled by Cinderella’s mother.</span></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="text-indent: 9pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <span style="text-indent: 9pt; ">Milky White</span><span style="text-indent: 9pt; "> was played on Broadway by a prop, but you may choose to cast this non-singing role.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><strong><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </u></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><b><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><u>REHEARSALS </u></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "> consist of</span></strong> 8 weeks of rehearsals, 3 - 6 times per week. The cast will receive the rehearsal schedule by the first cast meeting or first rehearsal.<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "></span></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></strong></p><p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0in 31.5pt 0.0001pt 0.75in; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Richard H. Morris at <a href="tel:216.795.7070;236" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">216.795.7070 ext 236</a>.</span></p><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>